Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to seize municipalities in mainly-Kurdish provinces once again by appointing trustees immediately after upcoming local elections take place if Peoples... Read more

Once again, the legislative and presidential elections took place in a climate of tension and insecurity. In a context of a constantly renewed state of emergency, since the failed coup of Ju... Read more

I Am Running for President in Turkey. From My Prison Cell. By Selahattin Demirtas Mr. Demirtas is the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in Turkey. June 20, 2018 EDIRNE, Turk... Read more

Published by The Region on 12/2/18 A prosecutor launched a terrorism investigation into the new co-leader of the main opposition on Monday, a day after she was elected, accusing her of speak... Read more

Published by International Criminal Law Bureau Friday 16th February 2018 Written by Margaret Owen, International Trial Observer and Barrister The Demirtas case has been adjourned until April... Read more

HDP’s co-chair Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş was arrested on 4 November 2016 together with co-chair Ms. Figen Yüksekdağ and seven other MPs. Mr. Demirtaş has been in Edirne F Type Prison since his... Read more

This article was published on The Region on 5 January 2018. Selahattin Demirtas, who is the co-leader of the ‘Peoples’ Democratic Party’ (HDP) in Turkey, will be stepping down from his posit... Read more

Published by Ekurd Daily on the 7th of December 2017 Selahattin Demirtas, absent from ‘terror’ trial, to stay in jail SINCAN, Turkey,— A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the co-leader of th... Read more

Published by The Guardian on the 5th of December 2017 A letter signed by Noam Chomsky, Clive Lewis MP, Peter Tatchell and others calls for opposition politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Fige... Read more